JUST IN: FG CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF ANTHRAX IN NIGER STATE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The first case of anthrax in Nigeria was confirmed by the Federal Government on Monday. The disease was found on a...
HEALTH: EU AUTHORIZES FIRST RESPIRATORY VIRUS VACCINATION
According to GlaxoSmithKline, the Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine for individuals 60 and older has received approval from the European Commission, following the United States. According...
JAMIE FOXX STILL IN HOSPITAL AS FAMILY PREPARES FOR THE WORST
By Adeniyi Onaara With Jamie Foxx's health deteriorating, his family and loved ones are reportedly bracing for the worst-case scenario. I remember the actor being...
JUST IN: COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS NO LONGER A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY – WHO
By Aishat Momoh. O. The World Health Organization has declared on Friday, that COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency. TheWHO Director-General Tedros...
KANO GOVERNOR-ELECT LOSES SECURITY DETAIL IN CAR ACCIDENT
The Governor-Elect of Kano State, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf, has lost one of his security details in a car accident. In a post on his...
HEALTH SECTOR GETS MASSIVE BOOST IN LAGOS
By Remi Adelowo Like all other sectors in the socio-economic life of Lagosians, the health component has been receiving the required massive...
UGANDA DECLARES END OF EBOLA DISEASE 4 MONTHS AFTER OUTBREAK
Uganda Health Ministry on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55...
LAGOS STATE GOVT SHUTS QUILOX CLUB FOR NOISE POLLUTION
By 'Leke Yusuf The Lagos State Government on Saturday, through the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), shut the popular Quilox Club on Ozumba...
NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL APPROVES WEARING OF HIJAB FOR MUSLIM FEMALE NURSES
By Oduola, Farouq A. The board of Nursing and Midwife Council of Nigeria has approved the use of shoulder length hijab for Muslim female nurses...
LASU VC CALLS ON HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO BE PATRIOTIC TO THE NATION AS LASU GRADUATES 28 PROFESSIONAL NURSES
Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, vice chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), has urged medical professionals to stay in the country rather than leave in order to...